"I am a widow with a child to take care of. However, the task of providing for her needs is always difficult because I cannot do tedious jobs ever since my hand got disabled due to an accident. Receiving this money means changing my life for the better. I will buy an oxen and ox plough in order to expand my farming. I plan to use the remaining amount to buy eight goats and also repairing my house. "

"The moment I received the transfer, I felt very happy. It was around 5:00 am in the morning that I received the message. The first person that I told the good news was my husband. He was also happy to hear that the transfer was finally sent to our account. We decided to go and look for our helper after some hours who withdrew the money and gave it to us. We started planning on how to use the money right there and then. I am just grateful because I managed to achieve some of my goals courtesy of GiveDirectly."

"Receiving this money means I will be able to renovate my house by repairing the dilapidated roof and walls, this will ensure my house still stands strong throughout this rainy season. Secondly, I will partly pay for my son's education in secondary school because I want him to concentrate on his studies and get good grades that will enable him join university as a Government sponsored student. Lastly, I will invest in goats that I can be able to sell whenever there is a financial emergency."

"First of all I am planning to buy a cow.From this I can get milk to sell and also calves to sell in the near future.I am also planning to buy more chicken so that we can start selling eggs and also chicken during market days.Finally I will build a house with the remaining part of the money."

"Receiving this money means i will be able to build my own house since i inherrited the small hut i live in from my parents when they died. I am also happy since i will be able to buy a dairy cow which will in turn help me financially since i will be able to sell milk as well as use some to feed my children"

"Raising my two children single handedly after the death of my husband has been my major challenge all along. My casual jobs could not sustain us comfortably and this forced my son to drop out of school at standard three. Going without food is just a normal thing in my family as it happens frequently. I am struggling too much to make ends meets because I lack a stable source of income."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I managed to buy a battery for my solar. I had been charging people's phone to earn a living but for over a year, this became a standstill because the battery was not in good condition. Now that I had bought a new one for my solar panel, I can earn a few coins from charging other peoples phones. My home is also well lit compared to the past year."

"I was wakened up at 12:00 Am by a message alert on my phone and upon looking through. It was GiveDirectly that had sent the money. I had mixed reactions and tears of joys run down my chicks as I thanked the Almighty God for the unexplainable miracle He had done by enabling me to be a GiveDirectly's beneficiary for two years under the monthly project. I am now focused on changing my living standards with these transfers."

"The biggest hardship is that, we do not have enough farm land that we can grow crops to sustain the household. We keep on hiring it on yearly basis."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is lack of money to cater for my daily needs like food for my child, medical care and other utilities."